Syed Hajira Begum is Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Postgraduate Studies in English at JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mysore, Karnataka, and h...view moreSyed Hajira Begum is Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Postgraduate Studies in English at JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mysore, Karnataka, and has more than seventeen years of teaching experience. She has done her PhD from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh on Nigerian Literature, and has Master's Degree from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. At present, she is actively involved in teaching, and research at JSSCACS, Mysore. Her research interests include African Women Fiction, Postcolonial Women Writing, Contemporary Indian Women Poetry, and Gender Studies. She has published a large number of research papers in India and abroad and has presented research papers in many international, national conferences and seminars. She completed a research project funded by UGC.view less